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A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry…A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie…
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more clearly understand and make use of the worthy examples of the saints, recorded in divine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1615
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Sermon 61 › Chapter 10 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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Now from hence we learn, that God choosing out of one Tribe, as well 1as another, as by those that have been mentioned before in this story, and these here, may appear, to wit, Tola of Issachar, a poor Tribe, and Jair of Manasseh very rich: by this, I say, we may see that he would give to none of them any cause to complain, no not the meanest, (as they might otherwise (it is like enough) have taken occasion to do) that he had not chosen out of one Tribe as well as out of another, the deliverer and Captain over the people. Teaching us by his example to be without partiality in our dealings, and injurious to none; which is a singular virtue, and showed by Solomon, as a companion of his wisdom, in deciding the cause betwixt the 2two harlots, he leaned to neither, but dealt indifferently with both.
Now from hence we learne, that God choosing out of one Tribe, as well 1as another, as by those that haue been mentioned before in this story, and these here, may appeare, to wit, Tola of Issachar, a poore Tribe, and Iair of Manasseh very rich: by this, I say, we may see that he would giue to none of them any cause to complaine, no not the meanest, (as they might otherwise (it is like enough) haue taken occasion to doe) that he had not chosen out of one Tribe as well as out of another, the deliuerer and Captaine ouer the people. Teaching vs by his example to be without partialitie in our dealings, and iniurious to none; which is a singular vertue, and shewed by Salomon, as a companion of his wisdome, in deciding the cause betwixt the 2two harlots, he leaned to neither, but dealt indifferently with both.
- 1Doct 3. out of the 3 first verses.
- 21. King. 3. 27.